Historian of Medicine & Modern Britain | FRHistS | #UKRIFLF & PI @HealthHistories | Series Editor @SSHMedicine | Sleep-deprived parent 🧟
Sep 14, 2020 • 62 tweets • 59 min read
Today is the start of #SHW2020! Each day this week, I'll be tweeting about Britain's long, tempestuous and ever-so-slightly bonkers love–hate relationship with its #sexualhealth.
Darlings, brace yourselves. 💋 #SHW20
We begin with the Victorians, who, contrary to popular belief, were obsessed with sex. In the C19, the only known #STIs were syphilis and gonorrhoea. Diagnosis depended on observable symptoms (no blood tests/smears). Effective treatments were non-existent. Image: @ExploreWellcome